Eugene OR

EUGENE, Ore. — Scammers are becoming super sneaky, the Eugene Police Department says. "Please protect yourself by being skeptical and not pressing links on texts or emails," EPD stated Monday. One scam an EPD employee received via text was from an urgent care provider regarding paying a co-pay. They...

Oregon lands 2027 D-line recruit Zane Rowe, discusses QB depth chart changes, and reacts to losing 5-star DB Honor Faalave-Johnson to USC.

Kathryn Lucktenberg: The answers that (PeaceHealth executives) Jim McGovern and Kim Ruscher have been putting out there, to me, is just a word salad. There's no substance to it. Presenter: The community rallied in support of Eugene Emergency Physicians March 12, and KEPW’s Curtis Blankinship was there. Here’s his...

Elaine Maddren Pruett, 55, is now known in Eugene as the friendly local ice skating coach and costume maker. But she had a 17-year-long career skating with Disney on Ice. The first time Pruett stepped onto ice at age 9, she took to it naturally. "It's like walking for me," Pruett said. Pruett grew up in Billingham,...

Nine partiers were arrested after Eugene Police responded to a large and unruly party near University of Oregon campus on Saturday afternoon. The party, on East 14th Avenue between Patterson Street and Hilyard Street, gained police attention around 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 14. The crowd of 1,000 to 1,500...

Eugene Springfield Fire (ESF) responded at 6:39 p.m. to a reported apartment fire at the WestTown on 8th Apartments in the 200 block of West 8th Avenue. A resident called to report a kitchen fire with smoke filling the unit. Crews from the downtown fire station arrived in less than...

Eugene, OR – A 43-year-old man was arrested after Eugene Police responded to reports of a suspicious person checking door handles and entering backyards in a residential neighborhood. According to the Eugene Police Department, officers were dispatched at approximately 11:26 a.m. on March 12, 2026, after several calls...

A 72-year-old man is in critical condition after a train crashed into a motor vehicle he was in at the intersection of Powerline Road and Highway 99 near Harrisburg on March 14. Dispatch received a call at approximately 3:47 a.m. and arrived at the scene to find Jon McKibben, of Terrebonne unresponsive but breathing...

The Bethel community will soon say goodbye to Shasta Middle School, but the building will likely continue serving youth in its second life. The Boys & Girls Club of Emerald Valley is in talks with the Bethel School District to become the primary tenant in the building following the school closure. Bethel is closing...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Oregon — Crisp morning air settles across the southern Willamette Valley as sunlight slowly brightens the hills surrounding Eugene. The chilly start near the lower 40s will quickly give way to a mild spring...